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Subject: Which, In Your Opinion, Is The Best and Worst of the Halo Novels?

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Hands down onyx is the best. Cole is the worst and most boring.
Fall of Reach and Harvest would probably be tied for second.

  • 12.10.2010 9:33 PM PDT

Best: Ghost of Onyx
Worst: The Flood
Best Short Story: Headhunters
Worst Short Story: Stomping on the Heels of a Fuss

  • 12.11.2010 12:24 AM PDT
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Posted by: Recovery 25
Best: Ghost of Onyx
Worst: The Flood
Best Short Story: Headhunters
Worst Short Story: Stomping on the Heels of a Fuss

HeadHunters was amazing!

  • 12.11.2010 4:35 PM PDT

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Posted by: C0MIC RELIEF
Agreed. the Cole Protocol read like a bad fan fic. Absolutely terrible dialogue.


Yes, and the character development for THE SPARTANS ON THE COVER was next to none. In fact, it would have been better off if they weren't in the book at all.

Best for me is probably Ghosts of Onyx.

  • 12.11.2010 6:26 PM PDT

Tested by the promise of eternity
Yet they remain; these two as one.
This princess of light and reason.
This weapon of flesh and bone.

The Onyx ending made me tear up, it was great.

But the Master Chief/Cortana poem is my favorite bit of Halo literature.

[Edited on 12.11.2010 6:44 PM PST]

  • 12.11.2010 6:44 PM PDT

Dark Neptune, a young amateur astronomer whose gaming life is no different from other teenagers of his age, though he controls it more strictly then others.

The Flood is the worst.

Cole Protocol could have been better if there wasn't too many perspectives to concertrate from.

  • 12.11.2010 10:25 PM PDT

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Best: All of them no joke I love the books
Worst: None

  • 12.11.2010 10:56 PM PDT
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Posted by: C0MIC RELIEF
Agreed. the Cole Protocol read like a bad fan fic. Absolutely terrible dialogue.


Yes, and the character development for THE SPARTANS ON THE COVER was next to none. In fact, it would have been better off if they weren't in the book at all.

Best for me is probably Ghosts of Onyx.

Agreed. The Elite perspective was the best IMHO.

  • 12.12.2010 9:04 AM PDT

Best: Ghost of Onyx
Worst: The Flood, but the parts that aren't from the game are pretty good
Best short story: The Mona Lisa

  • 12.12.2010 11:36 AM PDT

For me the best was The Fall of Reach. It was the only book that got me excited about the Halo Universe again.

The Flood was definitely the worst since it was a very flat retelling of Halo: CE.

  • 12.12.2010 11:52 AM PDT

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Best to Worst:

Flood
Ghosts Of Onyx
Fall Of Reach
Harvest
Cole Protocol
First Strike


Just For Evolutions:
Best To Worst:

Mona Lisa!
Headhunters
Midnight In The Heart Of Midlothian (Loved The animation of this as-well!)
The Return
Stomping On The Heels Of A Fuss
Human Weakness
Blunt Instruments
Palace Hotel
The Impossible Life and Possible Death...
Pariah
Dirt (Which is where this one belongs)

Looking forward to Cryptum, the new Forerunner trilogy by Greg Bear ;)

  • 12.12.2010 3:06 PM PDT
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Posted by: avalanche16fd
Best to Worst:

Flood
Ghosts Of Onyx
Fall Of Reach
Harvest
Cole Protocol
First Strike


Just For Evolutions:
Best To Worst:

Mona Lisa!
Headhunters
Midnight In The Heart Of Midlothian (Loved The animation of this as-well!)
The Return
Stomping On The Heels Of A Fuss
Human Weakness
Blunt Instruments
Palace Hotel
The Impossible Life and Possible Death...
Pariah
Dirt (Which is where this one belongs)

Looking forward to Cryptum, the new Forerunner trilogy by Greg Bear ;)

You think the Flood is the best halo novel? Why Might I ask?

And Dirt was amazing!

  • 12.12.2010 10:03 PM PDT

The Flood wasn't as good because it was basically recapping a game, and so I knew exactly what was going to happen. I still wouldn't call it bad though.

In terms of the best one, probably GoO or FoR.

  • 12.13.2010 3:09 AM PDT

Best: The entire Nylund Trilogy (Yes, it's that HARD for me to pick one because FoR, FS, & GoO are beyond incredible.)
Worst: The Cole Protocal.

Best to Worst:

The Fall of Reach
First Strike
Ghosts of Onyx
Contact Harvest
The Flood
The Cole Protocal

Fav. EVOLUTIONS stories:

Human Weakness (Karen Travvis is definitely qualified to write the sequel to Ghosts of Onyx after that amazing writing.)
The Impossible Life and Possible Death of Preston Cole.
The Return.

[Edited on 12.13.2010 3:36 AM PST]

  • 12.13.2010 3:31 AM PDT

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Best: Fall of Reach, First Strike or Ghosts of Onyx. I can't decide which is best, they're all awesome.
Worst: The Flood

  • 12.13.2010 3:43 AM PDT

Best (suprise!!) Fall of Reach and Ghost of Onyx
worst: The Flodd

  • 12.13.2010 3:49 AM PDT


Posted by: ONExEPICxSPARTAN
Best: The entire Nylund Trilogy (Yes, it's that HARD for me to pick one because FoR, FS, & GoO are beyond incredible.)
Worst: The Cole Protocal.

Best to Worst:

The Fall of Reach
First Strike
Ghosts of Onyx
Contact Harvest
The Flood
The Cole Protocal

Fav. EVOLUTIONS stories:

Human Weakness (Karen Travvis is definitely qualified to write the sequel to Ghosts of Onyx after that amazing writing.)
The Impossible Life and Possible Death of Preston Cole.
The Return.


I'd definitely trust Karen Travvis, even though I haven't read anything she's written. She practically created the Mandalorians in Star Wars, and they're the coolest guys, and I heard the books are really good, so she is most definitely qualified to write for Halo.

  • 12.13.2010 9:36 AM PDT

Many gave their lives so that we could live on. I intend to honor them by remembering them. Remember Cyborg. Remember John. Remember Noble.

I personally liked The Flood for several reasons, and I didn't like First Strike too much. I actually don't like the novels written by Nylund too much.
But hey, I have the games and I can play them anytime I want.

[Edited on 12.13.2010 10:43 AM PST]

  • 12.13.2010 10:42 AM PDT

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In my opinion, First Strike is the best and The Flood is the worst. Not that I didn't like it. I haven't read all of them though.

  • 12.13.2010 11:14 AM PDT
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Posted by: ONExEPICxSPARTAN
Best: The entire Nylund Trilogy (Yes, it's that HARD for me to pick one because FoR, FS, & GoO are beyond incredible.)
Worst: The Cole Protocal.

Best to Worst:

The Fall of Reach
First Strike
Ghosts of Onyx
Contact Harvest
The Flood
The Cole Protocal

Fav. EVOLUTIONS stories:

Human Weakness (Karen Travvis is definitely qualified to write the sequel to Ghosts of Onyx after that amazing writing.)
The Impossible Life and Possible Death of Preston Cole.
The Return.


I'd definitely trust Karen Travvis, even though I haven't read anything she's written. She practically created the Mandalorians in Star Wars, and they're the coolest guys, and I heard the books are really good, so she is most definitely qualified to write for Halo.

QFT! She is an excellent writer!

I can't wait to see where she takes the series!

  • 12.13.2010 7:18 PM PDT

Im not sure i could label any of them as the "worst" however i did find tha cole protocol took a good while to get into.

I do think possibly Reach and Harvest were my favourites - Loved tha scenes with tha grunt and tha engineer "Happy face"

Onyx was ok, i personally think its abit overhyped.

  • 12.14.2010 12:43 AM PDT

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First Strike is easily my favorite, though some parts were predictable. (The super-sniper is going to make super-sniper shots that no one except a super-sniper could make? Never saw that one coming!) Taken in its entirety, however, the work was excellent.

  • 12.14.2010 5:55 AM PDT
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Posted by: Ascadia
First Strike is easily my favorite, though some parts were predictable. (The super-sniper is going to make super-sniper shots that no one except a super-sniper could make? Never saw that one coming!) Taken in its entirety, however, the work was excellent.

Agreed. However, have you noticed how nearly all of Nylund's Marines have red hair???

haha

  • 12.15.2010 9:03 AM PDT

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Posted by: avalanche16fd
Best to Worst:

Flood
Ghosts Of Onyx
Fall Of Reach
Harvest
Cole Protocol
First Strike

Yes! Another Flood fan.

  • 12.15.2010 9:10 AM PDT

Favorite: Fall of Reach or Ghosts of Onyx
Least Favorite: The Flood

  • 12.15.2010 10:11 AM PDT

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